Feb. Egg Output Tops Record-,
' Weather conditions in February holding generally fa
vorable for egg production resulted In a record rate-of-lay
for the month in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsyl
vania Crop Reporting Service. ' * ’'
Production during February was 301 million eggs, or
nine per cent above Feb., 1958 when unfavorable weather
hindered production.
Average number of layers
on hand was two per cent
more than Feb., 1958, or
18,081,000 hens. Jan. to Feb.
seasonal decline in layer
numbers was only one per
cent, compared with a nor
mal three ner cent.
The egg - feed ratio was
11.1 or 11.1 lbs of ration
equal one dozen eggs in
price. This compares with
11.8 for January and 11.9
for February 1958.
The state broiler-feed ra
tio during February was 4.1,
compared with 4.2 for Jan
uary and 4.5 for Feb., 1958.
U. S. February egg pro
duction totaled 5,103 million
eggs—seven per cent more
than Feb., 1958. Increases
were 18 per cent in the
South Atlantic states; 14 per
cent in the South Central; six
per cent in the East North
Central; five per cent in the
North Atlantic and in the
West, and four per cent in
the West North Central.
Rate of egg production-per
layer was 16 eggs, compared
with 15.3 for the 28-day
month in 1958. This increase
was five per cent nationally
and 10 per cent for the
South Atlantic; eight per
cent for South Central; sev
en per cent for North Atlan
tic; five per cent for East
North Central and two per
cent for West North Central
and West.
. Commercial broilers aver
aged 17.2 cents- per pound
in the Ration for February
according to the report.
Pa. 1959 Vegetable
Outlook Given
; The Pennsylvania Crop Re
porting Service has released
this 1959 vegetable acreage
outlook report.
TOMATOES For pro
cessing, prospective planted
acreage in the state is esti
mated at 16,000 acres, based
on processor’s intentions.
This is 24 per cent below
the 21,000 acres in 1958 and
29 per cent below the 1948-
5? average of 22,600 acres.
ASPARAGUS State as
paragus growers will har
vest 900 acres this year, the
same as in 1958 This in
cludes acreage both for pro
cessings 'and 'for fresh mar
ket. .
GREEN PEAS Proces
sors indicate they intend to
purchase peas from 6,700
acres for processing from the
1959 crop. This would be
100 acres or one per cent,
less than the 6,800 acres
planted last year and 48 per
cent less than the 1948 - 57
average of 22,600 acres
For the nation, reports in
dicate
Tomato acreage will be
308,800 acres, 14 per cent
below 1958 and 11 per cent
below average. All states
with more than 10,000 acres
plan reductions California
accounts for over 40 per
cent of the total reduction
expectations
Asparagus production will
be about 159,300 acres,
slightly above last year and
14 per cent above normal.
Green peas acreage is ex
pected to be nine per cent
less than last year and 21
per cent below average If
intentions are carried out,
this will be the third
straight year nationally,
with Wisconsin taking over
half of the cut.
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